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"We must work together" | Captain Sully calls for unity as he reflects on 12 year anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson Meilin Tompkins Replay Video UP NEXT On January 15, Flight 1549 on its way from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, struck a flock of geese, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in the icy Hudson River. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, quickly determining he could not reach LaGuardia, piloted the plane to a safe landing into the Hudson River. Thanks to his heroic actions, all 155 people on board survived.   That...

Does Senate Hearing Foreshadow More Retirement Reform? Commenters at a Senate Finance Committee hearing held Wednesday sure hoped so—and they had a lot of ambitious ideas. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee hosted a lengthy hearing Wednesday on the state of the nation’s retirement planning system, with the specified goal of “investigating challenges to Americans’ retirement security.” Following opening statements from Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in which the lawmakers voiced optimism about the potential for achieving retirement reform in 2021, the main pa...

Nationwide Announces New Suite of In-Plan Annuities Nationwide has introduced Nationwide Indexed Principal Protection, an in-plan group fixed indexed annuity, the first of a suite of in-plan annuities that are set to be launched over the course of 2021. This new investment option can provide the potential for growth based on the return of a market index while also providing principal protection. Additionally, there are no investment minimums for participants wanting to allocate to this new option. “Participants, especially those nearing retirement, are looking for ways to protect their in...

Passengers flew the same route from new york to charlotte, all sitting in their original seats. >> at 3:31 p.m., the moment of impact ten years ago, we all got together in the center of the plane and had a toast. >> here's to life ten years later. >> cheers! >> reporter: when they landed a water cannon salute and their capta captain, chesley sullenburger surprised them at the gate. the captain reflected on that day. >> i have had ten years to become even more grateful for what was accomplished that day. we were doing our jobs but we did them exceedingly well under trying circumstances. perhaps...

appears to be one step forward. >> translator: today we have come to agree on a new fiscal treaty. >> reporter: the agreement came at first summit in belgium. 25 of the 27 countries agreed to the fiscal compact. it would impose penalties on members whose deficit appears nominal of the gdp. the leaders also agreed to launch a permanent bailout fund in july. one year earlier than planned. >> we recognize that financial stability is not enough to get out of the economic crisis. we must do more, in particular on economic growth. >> reporter: the eu leaders urged greece to conclude negoti...